Infield drainage for baseball and softball fields along the back arc infield drainage is typically a topic for discussion anytime i give a presentation on infield mixes grades etc.
Baseball field drainage tile.
If your lawn looks like a swamp every time you get a heavy rain you probably have drainage issues.
Drainage systems beneath skinned infields is an un needed expense because water will never reach them.
Therefore an internal tile drainage.
A typical drainage system for a baseball field is to install 4 perforated drainage tile at 20 centers with one following parallel to the infield arch one around the pitches mound and one along the infield grass edge.
Sports field drainage design includes a number of concerns not least among them is drainage.
Soilless sand fields for all sports.
One is drain pipe.
To develop a solid reputation for the field and therefore continuing to attract teams the drainage system is critical to ensure player safety.
How to put drain tile in wet yard areas.
The drain pipes are installed in the sub grade layer and cross the entire field about every 20 feet.
Drainage on a baseball field is key to the success of the program as a whole.
A false water table normally will develop at the interface of the sand layer and the underlying soil.
You will notice in the drawing below how we usually correct or prevent the drainage problems on a baseball field.
Infield soil amendments will be addressed in a future issue.
Professional field systems are sand based meaning they are constructed of 8 to 10 inches of sand on top of 4 inches of gravel.
Each have a slight fall of about 1 that allows the water to naturally flow in the pipe.
If a field stays wet long after a rain games will be cancel and that can mean lost revenue.
Drainage is a very broad topic that will someday be a chapter in a book so we will focus this article on surface drainage for baseball and softball fields.
The underlying soil has very low infiltration and percolation rates in comparison to the sand.
Drain and gravel layer this layer is composed of two components.
Either the water isn t flowing away from your house.
This type of design requires a sub drainage system that includes a series of drain tiles that is very extensive to allow the rain water to flow quickly through the turf and into a storm water system.